Ultraviolet reflectance in fruits, ambient light composition and fruit removal in a tropical forest

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 767-778

  Altshuler, Douglas L ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal agent; Fruit phenology; Fruit removal; Light habitat; Psychotria emetica; Ultraviolet reflecting fruits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001234060     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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